Emergency was a windfall for the RSS

The Emergency greatly influenced the RSS' makeover from a fringe force in the Indian political imagination to one that could have its own man sworn in as prime minister in two decades' time.A......

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......

Sheena Bora Murder trial: The mystery of the driver's phone calls

It is becoming more and more apparent that Shyamvar Rai is like an onion.And a pretty pungent one at that.As layer after layer of his life gets peeled off, in full view of the court, new layers of......

BJP's 'Tallest Leader' is a Dwarf

If April-May, which saw the Lok Sabha election, set a new trend in Indian politics, the second half of June proved no less important for the party that lost them -- the BJP. Its June 22-24 national......

The failure of India's regulators to protect investors

Each scam that comes out in the open shows the regulators to be miles behind, notes Debashis Basu. Even as the government is looking for a new chairman of the stock market regulator,......

'Don't delay punishment for Satyam fraudsters'

The Securities and Exchange Board of India chairman C B Bhave said punishment should be quick for the perpetrators of fraud at IT firm Satyam Computer. Bhave said that the Satyam issue had been......

'Kambakkht Ishq is important for the industry'

Akshay Kumar came to New York City this weekend looking tanned and well rested. He was on vacation in Puerto Rico with his family but Eros International roped him into talking to the press......

BCCI rejects DRS; 'Hot Spot insufficient technology'

Raising the ante against the controversial Decision Review System in the aftermath of the incidents on the recent England tour, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Monday, decided to......